prejudge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence

WordNet

Pre*judge" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. pre + judge: cf. F. préjuger. Cf. Prejudicate, Prejudice.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Prejudged ; present participle & verbal noun Prejudging
Definitions
  1. To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to condemn beforehand.
    The committee of council hath prejudged the whole case, by calling the united sense of both houses of Parliament" a universal clamor." Swift.

Webster 1913